My name is Laura Silva Quesada, and I’m the President of Silva International. After my father Jose Silva passed in 1999, I’ve dedicated my life to spreading his teachings across the world. If you want to learn more about the Silva Method and what it can do to change your life for the better, feel free to browse through my blog. You’ll find plenty of valuable information on the fields we specialize in, from meditation to intuition to healing. Enjoy, and may the rest of your life be the best of your life :).
We’ve received 1,192 responses to our Silva Community Survey and we are very happy to share with you some of the results.
Here are some results that completely surprised us:
- 58% of responses have told us that after listening to a home-study course or attending a Silva seminar, that their practice starts to wane.
- 83% of responses that investing in personal development is the most powerful thing one can do for onesself.
- 60% of responses have trouble keeping up with regular practice.
- 64% of responses require extra guidance and support with the Silva Method but do not know who to turn to.
- 70% of responses feel that would benefit from meeting other Silva Graduates through an online community.
We have some fatastic comments and suggestions from the survey and we’re very excited to answer as many of them as we can. Laura Silva will be looking through the results herself and we’ll be sharing her answers to you this week.
In the meantime, tell us what you think. Do these results surprise you? Was this expected? We’d love to hear what you think so leave us a comment!
UPDATE!
Laura Silva answers your top questions from the survey!
Hi
I have cd of relaxation, my mom has been having problems with her blood pressure for years. I have her lay down on the bed and listen to this cd of silva talking and telling you how to relax. after she does the practice my mom is calm and relaxed and her blood pressure is down.
I tring to get her to practice it everyday. i really like silva teaching. thanks
It would be good make translation of articles and audios into Spanish.
Wilhelm,
I was very interested in what you said about your spirit guide. I have been studying esp and psychic awareness and know people that have guides. One of them is buddhist. I am wondering what your religious background is. I have been told that there are angels, but I’ve never heard of something like you have described. My friend says that the guides give you symbols that you can understand. Try to reach someone that is a medium or psychic that can help you.
I received the course and will pursue it as soon as I can. Just about the time I received it, my wife was diagnosed with cancer, and that took top priority. She now is nearly finished with chemotherapy, and the situation appears pr omising though one is never sure with cancerl But belief helps, and we are believers. Will use the course to help in those beliefs, as time permits. As I have told you, our experience with Silva goes back to 1976 with Gerry Seavey in Lexington, MA. I’d like to know where and how he is and what he’s doing now. If you cah, send my regards.
Hi Laura
I haven’t had the pleasure of purchasing your home study guide or any of your products, I had the pleasure of downloading the Silva Ultra Mind meditation MP3 file, that you offer free of charge.
I am a resident from South Africa, but seem to be getting a pull to come over.
I have always been interested in the Human Development side of things and have done some courses here in South Africa, I also been involved with home study.
My definition for success is to provide happiness and satisfaction in this world through my knowledge, healing, love, care and freedom.
Your dad started Silva Mind and too he had a purpose, you seem to share his passion and want to make it a true success.
Seeing the results you obtained tells me that there is something that can be done to improve the results obtained.
I will be going through a few more development stages in my life and then I will be ready to come for a visit.
There might be a need for me to purchase your products so that I can have an idea what is presented to the students.
I am in South Africa so you need to take into consideration the freight costs as well.
Thank you
Nic
I am sure that whatever we come
I am one of the group whose practice has waned. I would say though that it is because iof lack of time resulting from a demanding job coupled with a young family that makes it very difficult to have a clear undisturbed half hour. The only times I can guarantee this is when I am working abroad and stating in a hotel on my own.
The Silva method is definitely highly effective and I still practice a cut down version that only takes a couple of minutes so I can keep things going, taking time for the full session when the opportunity arrives.
It would be great if I could buy the home study course and try it out but, attend the seminar in future less the cost of the home study course if I felt like I missed something. This would also serve as a refresher or re-energizer!
Since I found the book The Silva Mind Control Method years ago, as well as a few tapes I’ve received, I have not practiced as diligently as a I could have, but it has literally saved my life a couple of times when I have dealt with two deadly illnesses. Silva Mind Control is the reason I am alive today, so I AM working at it more now than in the past. For many years I have had ingrained beliefs and guidance into the path of Shamanism. So I am working mostly in that direction now.The similarities between the Silva Method and shamanic practices—like working in altered states of consciousness, as well as working with Counselors/ Spirit Helpers—can blend the two together seamlessly.
I have a question about the Silva method that has been bothering me for a long time, and has actually interfered with my process.
It is concerning whether to visualize the PAST on the right side or the left side.
In an older book of the Silva Method I have — the first one I studied, it puts things into the PAST on my LEFT side.
Also, in my Unity Church we have a song we sing where we reach to the LEFT for our PAST and reach to the RIGHT for our FUTURE.
Now, however, in the latest CD Silva study course I purchased a year ago, they tell me to visualize my PAST on the RIGHT!!
They also say that our subconscious mind puts the past on the right.
I feels very STRANGE to me since I’ve spent a long time now seeing my past on my left!! I want to follow the visualizations on the CD’s correctly and this upsets me because it doesn’t feel good.
Can you clarify IF the PAST HAS TO BE on one side or the other?
Like I said, it affects my practice when I do it now!!!
Thank You!
Ann
Just a few comments about some of the previous comments that stuck out to me in on this page about the survey that I did not take. How I missed that is because I put my Silva letter that day into a folder on my computer and forgot about it. (Just a honest comment about what I did about the survey) I like the way Al looked at the percentages. Guru’s comments about programming during the classes for continued follow up on use of the learnings would be great. Mary M. says that to check into our own dialouge to see where we are and if there is something holding us back from further use on a regular basis our practices. Bruno asks for it in Spanish. This is good because of all the languages, I believe the 2nd language in the world is Spanish. I am doing courses for speaking Spanish myself.
Thank you for this space and your time to read this.
Morghan
Los Barriles
Baja California Sur
I´m graduate in spanish, i need all materials in spanish. Its possible this ? Congratulatios to Laura I meet her in San Salvador since 1983!
Thank you